Freeware
Current version: 1.1.1
Requires Apple IIgs System 5.0.4 or
later
LotsaTools is a valuable
extension that causes the most commonly-used Apple IIgs
Tool Sets to be preloaded into memory when your computer
is first started up, and to stay there. Normally, these
are loaded from disk every time you start a program (or
open a desk accessory) that uses them, and are removed
from memory when the program is done with them.
That means that every time you launch a program or open a
desk accessory, there may be a delay while tool sets are
loaded from disk. With LotsaTools installed, this delay
is gone, shaving precious seconds (sometimes 10 or 15
seconds, depending on the program and the speed of your
disk drive) from the time it takes to open a program or
desk accessory.
LotsaTools is especially valuable if you're booting from
floppy disks; with LotsaTools, you may find that you
don't have to swap disks as often, since the tool sets no
longer have to be loaded from the boot disk every time
you launch a program!